Bi-level chocolate apricot butter tart

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
<--Chocolate Crust Layer-->
½cupFlour
¼cupSugar
½cupHotel Bar Butter Softened
½cupAlmonds, finely ground
¾cupSemi-sweet chocolate squares or chocolate chips, melted
<----Butter Tart Layer---->
1cupHotel Bar Butter
½cupSugar
2Egg yolks
2tablespoonsLemon juice, divided
1teaspoonGrated Lemon rind
1teaspoonAlmond extract
cupFlour
teaspoonBaking powder
112 oz Jar Apricot Jam; or preserves
Powdered sugar for garnish
Mint leaves for garnish

Directions

Recipe by: Deborah Huber Recipe from : Inside wrapping of Hotel Bar Butter In large bowl, combine Chocolate Crust Layer ingredients. Mix well. Press into bottom of 9" Springform Pan For the Butter Layer: Cream Butter and Sugar. Add Egg Yolks, 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice, Rind and Extract. Beat smooth. Add Flour and Baking Powder.

Refrigerate ⅓ of the dough for ½ hour for Lattice Top. Press remaining ⅔ Dough slightly smaller than pan, on a lightly floured surface.

Carefully transfer it on top of the Chocolate Crust Layer, lightly pressing into pan and up ½ inch on sides of pan. After remaining Dough is chilled, combine Jam, 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice and spread over top of butter layer.

On floured surface, roll out remaining Dough and cut into ⅝ inch wide strips. Arrange in Lattice pattern on top of Tart. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 43 minutes. Garnish with dusting of Powdered Sugar and mint leaves.

Entered for you by: Bill Webster Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #862 by Bill Webster =?iso-8859-1?Q?=F4=BF=F4?= <thelma@...> on Oct 24, 1997